Vulkan 2018 vs. 2019 RADV Linux Performance Vulkan RADV benchmarks for a future article.. 2018: RX 580: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (1302 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X 8GB (1366/2000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.8 (LLVM 7.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 2018: RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (1302 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.1.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.8 (LLVM 7.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 2019: RX 580: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (1302 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 8GB (1366/2000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20191220, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.0-devel (git-5343124 2019-12-21 eoan-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.1.107, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 ACO Enabled: RX 580: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (1302 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 8GB (1366/2000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20191220, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.0-devel (git-5343124 2019-12-21 eoan-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.1.107, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 2019: RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (1302 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20191220, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.0-devel (git-5343124 2019-12-21 eoan-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.1.107, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (1302 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 56/64 8GB (1630/945MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 19.10, Kernel: 5.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20191220, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.34.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.0.1, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.0-devel (git-5343124 2019-12-21 eoan-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.1.107, Compiler: GCC 9.2.1 20191008, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 75.0 |============================= 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 112.9 |=========================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 79.5 |============================== ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 82.3 |=============================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 116.0 |============================================ ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 120.3 |============================================== Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 85.57 |========================================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 93.28 |============================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 92.34 |============================================= ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 94.09 |============================================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 88.29 |=========================================== ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 90.05 |============================================ Dawn of War III Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 55.71 |============================= 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 88.90 |============================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 60.46 |=============================== ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 63.16 |================================= 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 84.80 |============================================ ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 83.83 |=========================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 90 |================================= 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 128 |=============================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 99 |===================================== ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 104 |====================================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 130 |================================================ ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 130 |================================================ F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 64 |============================= 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 99 |============================================= 2019: RX 580 ............ 70 |================================ ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 74 |================================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 103 |=============================================== ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 106 |================================================ HITMAN 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 60.80 |=========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 91.03 |========================================= 2019: RX 580 ............ 65.17 |============================= ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 69.38 |=============================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 96.00 |=========================================== ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 100.14 |============================================= HITMAN 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ MIN: 7.1 AVG: 16.5 MAX: 54.9 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 4.6 AVG: 11.0 MAX: 42.8 2019: RX 580 ............ MIN: 6.7 AVG: 15.4 MAX: 32.9 ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... MIN: 6.1 AVG: 14.5 MAX: 43.1 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 4.4 AVG: 10.4 MAX: 36.2 ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 3.8 AVG: 10.0 MAX: 36.1 HITMAN 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 42.09 |========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 66.17 |======================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 44.02 |=========================== ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 47.36 |============================= 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 70.14 |=========================================== ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 75.31 |============================================== HITMAN 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ MIN: 10.5 AVG: 23.7 MAX: 43.4 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 6.4 AVG: 15.0 MAX: 52.4 2019: RX 580 ............ MIN: 10.6 AVG: 22.8 MAX: 43.5 ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... MIN: 9.4 AVG: 21.3 MAX: 62.6 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 6.1 AVG: 14.3 MAX: 40.9 ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 5.7 AVG: 13.3 MAX: 35.8 Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 92.6 |========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 138.0 |======================================= 2019: RX 580 ............ 100.7 |============================= ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 108.2 |=============================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 151.4 |=========================================== ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 161.7 |============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 74.4 |=========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 105.9 |====================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 81.7 |============================== ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 88.4 |================================ 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 117.2 |=========================================== ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 126.7 |============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 72.7 |=========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 107.5 |======================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 80.3 |============================== ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 84.4 |=============================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 118.2 |============================================ ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 123.3 |============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 67.5 |========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 104.7 |========================================= 2019: RX 580 ............ 72.0 |============================ ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 76.6 |============================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 111.4 |=========================================== ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 118.2 |============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 51.4 |=========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 76.4 |======================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 56.2 |============================= ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 60.6 |=============================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 84.5 |============================================ ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 90.8 |=============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 52.0 |=========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 79.5 |========================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 56.6 |============================== ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 59.4 |=============================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 85.9 |============================================= ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 89.9 |=============================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 143.8 |============================ 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 223.9 |============================================ 2019: RX 580 ............ 157.9 |=============================== ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 164.2 |================================ 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 227.3 |============================================ ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 236.3 |============================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ MIN: 3 AVG: 7 MAX: 250 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 2 AVG: 4 MAX: 251 2019: RX 580 ............ MIN: 3 AVG: 6 MAX: 246 ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... MIN: 3 AVG: 6 MAX: 274 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 2 AVG: 4 MAX: 251 ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 2 AVG: 4 MAX: 250 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 103.0 |=========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 162.7 |=========================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 110.3 |============================= ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 114.4 |============================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 167.6 |============================================ ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 174.4 |============================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ MIN: 3 AVG: 10 MAX: 248 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 3 AVG: 6 MAX: 250 2019: RX 580 ............ MIN: 3 AVG: 9 MAX: 255 ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... MIN: 3 AVG: 9 MAX: 251 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 3 AVG: 6 MAX: 250 ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 3 AVG: 6 MAX: 251 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 53.2 |============================ 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 86.2 |============================================= 2019: RX 580 ............ 55.9 |============================= ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 58.1 |============================== 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 87.6 |============================================== ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 90.1 |=============================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ MIN: 9 AVG: 19 MAX: 251 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 7 AVG: 12 MAX: 260 2019: RX 580 ............ MIN: 9 AVG: 18 MAX: 251 ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... MIN: 10 AVG: 17 MAX: 259 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 7 AVG: 11 MAX: 248 ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 7 AVG: 11 MAX: 257 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 35.4 |=========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 58.3 |============================================ 2019: RX 580 ............ 36.7 |============================ ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 38.1 |============================= 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 59.4 |============================================= ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 62.5 |=============================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ MIN: 11 AVG: 28 MAX: 254 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 10 AVG: 18 MAX: 985 2019: RX 580 ............ MIN: 11 AVG: 27 MAX: 258 ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... MIN: 10 AVG: 26 MAX: 259 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 10 AVG: 17 MAX: 252 ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 9 AVG: 16 MAX: 254 Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 40.8 |========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 65.4 |========================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 41.9 |=========================== ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 44.2 |============================= 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 70.0 |============================================= ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 72.5 |=============================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ MIN: 5.3 AVG: 24.4 MAX: 60.6 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 5.5 AVG: 15.3 MAX: 49.0 2019: RX 580 ............ MIN: 5.3 AVG: 23.8 MAX: 59.7 ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... MIN: 5.5 AVG: 22.6 MAX: 56.8 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 4.2 AVG: 14.3 MAX: 52.9 ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 3.9 AVG: 13.8 MAX: 46.5 Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ 28.9 |========================== 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ 47.4 |========================================== 2019: RX 580 ............ 29.8 |=========================== ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... 31.6 |============================ 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ 50.5 |============================================= ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . 52.6 |=============================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 2018: RX 580 ............ MIN: 5.0 AVG: 34.3 MAX: 76.0 2018: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 5.3 AVG: 21.1 MAX: 53.1 2019: RX 580 ............ MIN: 5.5 AVG: 33.7 MAX: 75.5 ACO Enabled: RX 580 ..... MIN: 5.3 AVG: 31.6 MAX: 71.6 2019: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 5.1 AVG: 19.8 MAX: 49.6 ACO Enabled: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 5.3 AVG: 19.0 MAX: 48.2